A/N: I would like to clarify that the entire story is going to be set in Charlie Weasley's Point of View (POV). Just clarifying. And this chapter is a really long one. See you at the bottom!

December 2005

Tis' is supposed to be the season of joy, giving and happiness.

I don't think so.

Athena had already been here two months. She has already gelled well with everybody.

If you asked me to describe Athena Roonan's behaviour towards everyone in the two months she's been here, Believe me, I'll have a lot to tell you.

She's a fun workaholic, if you notice it. She only goes home for an hour after her shifts, and she stays here for a whole, whopping twenty - four hours.

Now, more about her behaviour.

She's very 'chill' , at least that's something the youngsters nowadays say. I may not be old, but I'm no twenty year old man now.

She's very 'tomboy - ish'. Proof is she hates dressing up (Only dresses up in jeans, t - shirts, sneakers and this one denim jacket that she absolutely loves and wears with everything.), is the first woman to work here at the First Dragon Reserve of Romania (FDRR), her best friend(s) are / is guys and many more reasons, but I don't think I need to elaborate.

Now back to the season of so - called joy.

(Snorts)

The thing with this month is, it's the best and worst month of the year for countless reasons.

But I don't want to waste your time and my own, and I don't want to bore you either, so I'm just gonna name a few, and those too just the worse.

Why, you ask me?

Well, I think it's rather obvious.

The cons outweigh the pros.

Let's proceed.

Sometimes I'm not able to go to back home to The Burrow, and I miss mmy family a lot.

But the times that I do get to go home, my mum tries to set me up on dates.

Usually blind dates, since one out of all of my sister in laws', I personally think it was Fleur, told my always overly - enthusiastic mother about the concept of 'Blind Dates'.

Since that day, my life has been a living - breathing hell.

My mum is always even more overly - enthusiastic than normal for her during Christmas.

She sets me up with girls she finds suitable for me. Yet all I look for is a quick hook up with a quite nice looking girl, and nothing more and nothing less.

"Charles! Charles Weasley! Charles Weasley, I swear to Merlin you will be out of a job before you can say ''Romania'' unless you stop day dreaming!" I hear Athena say, or a more fit description would be 'screamed in my face'.

"Fine, fine! No need to be feisty 'bout it!" I said, a bit annoyed.

You see, I can't be more than a bit annoyed because she's still my boss. And doesn't stop reminding me of it, the bloody bugger.

"So," she begins, "Someone planned a surprise for you, I'd like to clarify that I was not a part of it. I'm not the Wizards' Chess Player, I'm just a self - destroying peice of the game. So, I'm here to be your escort to the location of the said surprise. And, for protective measures, I shall blindfold you, I guess. Come on." she then proceeded to blindfold me and took me somewhere. I really wished I had and idea what the different areas here smelt like so I would know where we were.

I do know where the dragon poop is.

Ugh.

That place is absolutely nasty !

So we moved around a bit more, I tried hard to eliminate the disgusting thoughts of dragon poop from my mind and focus on the task ahead: figure out where in the world where I'm being taken.

Am I being kidnapped?!

Maybe I'm overreacting.

Even though there's only a 0.001 chance of that happening (me overreacting), I think I shouldn't continue to think this way, I'm not overreacting!

"So, we're here already, I'll remove your blindfold and stuff." the voice of Athena breaks me out of my 'Am I overreacting, am I not?' reverie.

"Finally!" I exclaimed impatiently.

And when she removed my blindfold, two contrasting thoughts consumed me immediately.

Yaaaaaaaayyyyyy!!!!!!

Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.

Shit!

The latter is a bit too negative.

There, in front of me, bundled up in colourful and warm looking clothes, was my family.

Was I overwhelmed?

Yes, I think so.

"Oh, Merlin's beard!" Is all I got in before I was overwhelmed - again! - and was enveloped in hugs by the entire Weasley clan.

Out of the corner of my eye, I see Athena standing awkwardly behind us all with her hands in her jean pockets, wearing a thin - looking wine - red sweater underneath her signature denim jacket that she absolutely loves, red - and - white sneakers and, to top it off, a beanie.

"Um,guys. I don't mean to interrupt your family reunion and all, but I have - for a reason unknown to me - been assigned to be your tour guide by the Ministry of Magic of Romania. And I have shifts" she pauses and checks the watch she hadbeen wearing but I hadn't noticed before, "in an hour." she said, addressing all of us.

Hermione, already my - sister - in - law (Good for Ron, the bloody idiot was head over heels for her since their first year!), replied for all of us by saying "Yeah, sure. That would be fun. I've never been to this part of Romania before." None of my family had been, in actuality.

Wait a second.

Rewind.

Where am I supposed to be?

Did Athena say anything about this?

I'm confused.

So I'll ask Athena.

I did and she looked at me like I'd lost my bloody mind. She pulled me aside.

"Don't you remember disturbing me when my shift was over and taking up the only one hour I have as a break after twenty - four hours of tolerating you and the guys and your dumb ranting yesterday at four A.M. to ask for a holiday for a whole month and ten days?" she asks me incredulously.

Maybe now I do, after her detailed description of it.

She then went back to my family and I followed.

"So, for introductions, I'm Athena Roonan, Head of Operations here at the First Dragon Reserve of Romania, the FDRR as many people know it. And I'm your tour guide because I work for the Magical Government here and they can tell me what to do." Was what she said. I heard someone snigger at the last line of her little speech.

I think it was Ron.

So after that, I drowned out all further noises except when they were directed at me, hoping mum would forget about the blind dating thing.

(Snorts)

Like that's gonna happen.

A guy can hope, I guess.

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